MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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